Small projects.Big commitment.

illuseum.org supports people and projects that protect our oceans and nature – right where commitment makes a difference. With targeted funding and creative environmental education, we help turn ideas into action and inspire others to join in.

Empowering peopleProtecting natureEnabling education

Our funding programme

Local Heroes

We give local conservation projects a tailwind.

illuseum.org actively looks for small, dedicated conservation projects that make a difference on the ground. With Local Heroes we support you financially, make your work visible and help turn concrete ideas into reality.

€1,000 – €5,000Direct fundingLess bureaucracy

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Projects, that move something.

Italy • Art & marine conservation

Isola Alter Ego

Isola Alter Ego brought together environmental protection, science, art and education on the Italian island of Ventotene. As part of an EU project, we cleaned the coastline with local and international partners, collected environmental data and ran creative workshops and art actions. Children and the island community took an active part. The project also produced a mobile research station and a wall made of bottles – as inspiration for similar projects on other islands.

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Italy • Sea turtle protection

Torre Guaceto

The sea turtle centre in the Torre Guaceto nature and marine reserve in Apulia rescues, treats and rehabilitates injured and sick sea turtles. With our financial support we were able to back the centre's important work and the protection of these endangered animals. The centre also combines species protection with scientific research and environmental education, raising awareness for the protection of sea turtles and their habitats.

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Ecuador • Environmental activism

Nicole León

Nicole León is an Ecuadorian artist, author and activist who uses her creativity to inspire people and draw attention to social and ecological issues. As an actress, writer, diver and sailor, she combines art with personal experience and her commitment to nature and people. With our financial support we made the English translation and publication of her book “The Cry of My Wounds” possible.

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Venezuela • Bird conservation

Veo Aves Falcón

Veo Aves Falcón is a conservation organisation in Venezuela dedicated to protecting native birds and their habitats. With our financial support we were able to fund the organisation's important work and concrete bird conservation measures, including the design and printing of a colouring book for children's environmental education. Veo Aves Falcón also combines environmental education, research and birdwatching and campaigns against the illegal wildlife trade.

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Venezuela • Environmental education

CIEZA

CIEZA is a research and education centre for ecology and drylands in Coro, Venezuela, combining science, environmental education and the protection of regional biodiversity. With our financial support we were able to fund the centre's education and conservation work. Through hands-on learning, research and citizen science, CIEZA inspires girls and young women in particular to engage with nature and teaches them about biodiversity and endangered species.

Portugal • Bird conservation

S.O.S. Cagarro

With SOS Cagarro on the Azorean island of São Miguel, we helped rescue young Cory's shearwaters. Artificial light can disorient the seabirds on their first flight out to sea and force them to land. Together with local helpers, we brought stranded birds to safety, measured and weighed them before releasing them on the coast the next morning. In this way we combined practical help with collecting important data for the protection of these seabirds and the conservation of the species.

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About illuseum.org

At home in Berlin. Committed on the ground. Since 2024.

As founder of the Illuseum Berlin and a passionate conservationist, I want to support people who stand up for nature with their ideas and projects. With illuseum.org and Local Heroes, I want to make commitment visible, enable concrete projects and make a difference together where conservation begins – on the ground.

You can help turn good ideas into real, lived conservation too.

A share of Illuseum Berlin's ticket revenue supports our work.

Good ideas need a tailwind. Help bring local ideas to life.

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